The European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan is a key stepping-stone to boost the European transition towards climate-neutral energy systems through the development of low-carbon technologies in a fast and cost-competitive way. The SET Plan addresses the whole energy innovation value chain, from research to market uptake. Its annual conferences have been organised by the rotating presidency of the Council since 2008.
The 16th SET Plan Conference took place in Prague on 9-10 November 2022. The Conference physically brought together over 300 representatives and experts from the EU and international organisations, national ministries, industry, research and academia. The theme of the Conference was ‘Towards a new SET Plan’, marking the need to step up the SET Plan to match the increased energy and climate policy ambition in the context of the current energy crisis. The Conference also provided an opportunity to gather some final stakeholder input to inform the revision of the SET Plan’s activities, objectives, governance and scope.
The key objectives of the Conference were:
a) to explore the transformational pathways to sustainable, secure, resilient and competitive energy systems and value chains
b) to widen the SET Plan audience and raise awareness among all stakeholders about the latest research and innovations in the field of low-carbon energy technologies
c) to enhance synergies within the SET Plan community
d) to intensify the linkage of research efforts with EU funding instruments, policies and initiatives
